Dee Dee’s — Restaurant in Arun

I can see most reviews on this place were positive but a disappointing experience for us.

We arrived about 1pm to be told that the kitchen was closed for cleaning, so could only do sandwiches or toasties. So much for the all day breakfast!

Ordered a sandwich and asked was there cheese on it to be told no. Would have really liked fries with it but alas not available.

Sandwich arrived with cheese which was annoying but it was an honest mistake by the waitress. My real issue is what happened next. I was asked did I have an allergy, said no. I just really hate cheese. We waited around 10 mins for the sandwich initially which was fine. But now 3 minutes later the same sandwich came out with the cheese removed, and it was cold.

So £10 for a cold sandwich that I knew had the cheese removed along with some stale crisps.

😞

Sorry Daisy, and thank you for your response.

Usually we are asked how are food is by staff and if everything was ok. No one approached us. We weren’t asked when paying the bill was everything ok which is unusual.

But I am astounded at the response… that we should be grateful that you cooked us food in a clean kitchen while you were still open for 45 more minutes?

What is the cut off to get food prepared in a clean kitchen before closing?

If you’re only open for 30 mins do turn away business?

Should “all day breakfast” be changed to “breakfast til we clean our kitchen then you should be grateful that we cook for you” ?

I have worked in restaurants and we cleaned up,after we closed. My daughter works in a cafe and cleans what she can before closing but if they have to fulfil an order after that they do, but it is because they are open!

You will see from my reviews that they are 90% positive. I do not usually share negative reviews.

I’d suggest that if you don’t offer certain food if you have cleaned early, remove the “all day” on the...

We have been coming here on a weekly basis for a coffee morning whilst my children are at nursery round the corner. usually our experience has been lovely and the waitress with long brown hair always goes out of her way to make it a nice experience however the owner ( red hair ) has had a bad attitude the past couple of times we have visited. So much so that it seems like she doesn't want us there and has been very unwelcoming. Waited outside for a table and told we couldnt stand outside in case anyone wanted to come out even though being told there was a half hour wait for a table , so why would anyone come out?! Shame as our table bill usually comes to around £50 a week or more. Don't know why you would want to treat regular customers in this way who are essentially helping a small buisness in a quiet location when we have been nothing but polite and friendly to yourselves. Customer service is everything to me and unfortunately this has really...

A tremendous find! We were staying at a small AirBnB-type place in Findon village, and Dee Dee's was 50 feet away. Hence, no contest wrt breakfast! Evidently Dee Dee has a sense of humor, as you can see from the coffee menu. The place is modeled after a small American diner - we learned that Dee Dee is an Elvis aficionado, hence the theme. My wife's porridge was yummy - it reminds me of the Ready Brek I had way back when. My fried egg and bacon sandwich, with a black pudding on the side(!), pressed the right buttons. Finally, the only reason I gave 3/5 stars for atmosphere was that we were the only customers there. Hopefully there's a bigger crowd on...